The California Public Safety Communications Act of 2002 (Government Code §§8592 – 8592.7) directs the PSRSPC to have primary responsibility in state government for the following:
- Developing and implementing a statewide integrated public safety communications system that facilitates interoperability among state public safety departments as well as other first response agencies, as the committee deems appropriate
- Coordinating other shared uses of public safety spectrum consistent with decisions and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)